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Biannual October 2026 progress update on BT’s 10Mbps UK broadband USO

27th October, 2026 (9 Comments)

Internet provider BT has published their biannual (October 2026) progress update on the delivery of Ofcom’s somewhat limited 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The provider has so far helped to build a USO connection to over 9,452 premises (up from 9,089 in Apr 2026) – using FTTP, with 128 further builds in-progress (down from 461).

TfW Ffeibr’s railway full fibre network connects four Gower College campuses

27th October, 2026 (0 Comments)

The not‑for‑profit network operator TfW Ffeibr (TfW Fibre), which is an arm’s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has just used their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network to connect Gower College campuses through the development of a new Dark Fibre network loop.

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Oct 2026 Contract Progress of UK’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

23rd October, 2026 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) office has today published the October 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 340,880 contracted premises (up from 318,000 in Sept 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 861,890 (40% complete).

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Telecoms provider Ogi reprimanded after cyber-attack exposed children’s info.

22nd October, 2026 (7 Comments)

Telecoms and IT provider Ogi Networks Limited, which is closely linked altnet Ogi who recently deployed a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover more than 118,000 premises across South Wales (inc. a small part of England), has been “reprimanded” by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a cyber-attack exposed children’s information.

Govt expand two of Openreach’s UK Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts

14th October, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) unit has today posted contract modifications for two of Openreach’s Project Gigabit contracts – Call Off 3 (East and South Shropshire, North Herefordshire, North Wales, and Southwest Wales) and Call Off 8 (Cheshire). The move expands their public investment and planned deployment of full fibre broadband ISP networks into rural areas.

Govt boosts Openreach’s UK Project Gigabit broadband framework to £2.346bn UPDATE

28th September, 2026 (8 Comments)

The UK Government are proposing to significantly increase the value of the Single Supplier Framework agreement that they awarded to Openreach (BT) in 2024 under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband roll-out scheme. The deal was originally valued at “up to” £800m, before later rising to £1.2bn and it may now jump by “up to £1.146bn” to total £2.346bn.

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nPerf study names EE best for 4G and 5G mobile coverage in the UK

24th September, 2026 (9 Comments)

France-based benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from a new study they conducted into 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage across the United Kingdom, which found that EE delivered the best reach for both network technologies. The results took account of both population and geographic network coverage.

Sept 2026 Contract Progress of UK’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

24th September, 2026 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) office has today published the September 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 318,000 contracted premises (up from 296,770 in Aug 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 846,770 (38% complete).

Government publish Q2 2026 UK gigabit broadband rollout progress report

17th September, 2026 (1 Comment)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has published their calendar Q2 2026 progress report on their publicly subsidised gigabit broadband rollout schemes. The data reveals that some 1,462,910 premises have received coverage under BDUK’s gigabit programmes since their inception (up from 1.42m in March 2026), including 46,300 premises over the past quarter.

August 2026 Contract Progress of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

24th August, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today published their August 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 296,770 contracted premises (up from 287,510 in Jul 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 846,770 (35% complete).

TFW Ffeibr’s Railway Full Fibre Network Connects to Europe’s Largest Data Centre Campus

22nd August, 2026 (0 Comments)

Not‑for‑profit Network operator TfW Ffeibr (TFW Fibre), which is an arm’s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has announced that their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network has been used to link South Wales directly into one of “Europe’s largest data centre campuses” – connecting Cloud Centres and Vantage Data Centres.

£70m High Speed Broadband Project in Wales Gets New Supplier After Error

21st August, 2026 (4 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has revealed that an “unforeseen administrative error” meant they neglected to name one of the approved suppliers for their £70m (public subsidy) Extending High Speed Broadband (EHSB) project when the original list was announced earlier this year (here). The supplier, BB4W Ltd (Broadband 4 Wales), has now been added to the framework.

Swansea Bay City Region Update on Broadband and Mobile Coverage

5th August, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Swansea Bay City Region’s Digital Infrastructure Programme, which includes various broadband and other digital infrastructure upgrades as part of the much wider £1.3bn region deal, has today posted an update on both fixed broadband and mobile network coverage across the area covered by their programme.

July 2026 Contract Progress of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

20th July, 2026 (11 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today released their July 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 287,510 contracted premises (up from 271,460 in Jun 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 838,490 (34% complete).

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Netomnia UK Extend Newport FTTP Broadband Network to 30,000 Premises

20th July, 2026 (2 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Netomnia (Substantial Group, YouFibre), which has already built their UK full fibre (FTTP) network to cover over 3 million premises RFS (inc. 500,000 customers), have confirmed that their deployment across the city of Newport in Wales has so far reached 30,000 local homes and businesses.

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Partnership Helps EE Bring Mobile Network to Remote North Wales Village

13th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

A partnership between EE (BT), the Denbighshire County Council, the Clocaenog Community Council and the Welsh Government has enabled the operator to extend their mobile (mobile broadband) network signal to reach across the remote rural North Wales village of Clocaenog. The community is said to have “been without reliable mobile phone coverage for decades“.

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Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reaches 91 Percent of the UK in H1 2026

7th July, 2026 (10 Comments)

We’ve today published our biannual summary of fixed broadband coverage for the first half (H1) of 2026, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have grown to reach 85.05% of UK premises (up from 81.89% in H2 2025) and 91% are within reach of “gigabit” 1000Mbps+ speeds (up from 89.6%). Read on to see details for England, Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland.